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Abigail Claire

Abbie, a writer from the UK, fell in love with the Netherlands when she was three years old. When she’s not spending her free time painting canals or playing the guitar, she’ll be off travelling somewhere (and probably getting lost).

Free water! Drinking fountains coming to train stations in the Netherlands

Find yourself getting thirsty on that long commute to and from work? Dehydrated on an over-crowded train?...

Japanese Garden in the Hague: opening again this October!

Don't miss out! The Japanese Garden in the Hague is only open about 8 weeks per year,...

Beheading Barbies: Rotterdam teacher accused of ‘offensive’ hobby

The private hobbies of a primary school teacher has become the topic of debate for the Rotterdam...

Student life in the Netherlands: 5 tips to get ahead when studying at a Dutch university

Both life in general and student life in the Netherlands are quality stuff, but you want to...

Homes raided after gangland killings in the Netherlands: 7 arrested

After several gangland killings, Dutch police officers have raided 8 homes in and around Utrecht and Tiel. 7...

Weather this week in the Netherlands is looking up (then down again)

Don't let this morning's rain get you down; according to Weerplaza, the weather in the Netherlands over...

Leids Ontzet: What’s there to do on October 2 – 3 in Leiden?

What's there to do on October 2 - 3 in Leiden? The answer is A LOT. Get...

Here are the terrorist suspects: tonnes of raw material for bombs found

Yesterday 7 men were prevented from carrying out a terrorist attack on a major event in the...